大学英语B常用短语.doc

大学英语B考试常用短语Aa bank of 一行；一长排；一堆a great deal of 大量的a kind of 一种a variety of 多种多样的；各样的according as 根据；按照而 People see things differently according as they are materialists or idealists. 人们的观点有唯物、唯心之分，因而他们对事物的看法也就不同。act as 起作用；作用于act on 按照行动；对起作用 You should act on his advice. 你应该听从他的劝告。after all 毕竟agree on (upon) 同意（某事或某一点）；商定 We agree on (upon) the plan. 我们同意这个计划。agree with (sb.) 同意某人的意见ahead of 在前；提前 There is an infinitely bright future ahead of us. 我们有无限光明的前途。aim of 打算；目的在于 What are you aiming of? 你的用意何在？all of a sudden 突然；冷不防apart from 除之外apply to 应用于 That regulation does not apply to you. 这条规则对你不适用。as a matter of fact 实际上as soon as 一就 Come here as soon as you finish the work. 工作一结束，你就到这里来。as usual 像往常一样；照例as well 同样；也 He speaks English as well. 他也讲英语。ask a favour of sb. 请求某人帮忙或照顾ask about 打听；询问ask for 要求at all 全然；根本 Do it well if you do it at all. 要做就要做得好。at any rate 无论如何 At any rate, the medical supplies will reach you within a week. 无论如何，医疗设备将于一星期内运到你处。at any case 无论如何at least 至少 When you talk, you have to at least make yourself understand. 你说话至少要让别人听懂。at once 立刻；马上at the sight of 一见到away with 扫除，清除 Away with all peats! 扫除一切害人虫！Bbe able to do 能；会be about to do 就要 Autumn harvest is about to start. 快要秋收了。be absent (from) 缺席；不在be accustomed to 习惯了 He is accustomed to work (或 to working). 他习惯于刻苦工作。be afraid of 害怕 We love peace but are not afraid of wars. 我们热爱和平，但不怕战争。be bound to do 必定 The above-mentioned reactions are bound to proceed smoothly. 上述反应一定会进行得很顺利。be busy with 忙于be capable of 能；有能力做 The machine is capable of improvement. (或being improved) 这台机器是可以改进的。be concerned about 担心；操心be concerned with 与有关be different from 与不同 A home in the country is very different from an apartment in the city. 在乡村住家与在城里住公寓有很大差别。be fond of 爱好；喜爱be full of 装满；充满be good at 善于；擅长于 We must be good at leaving from the people. 我们要善于向全世界各国人民学习。be happy with 满足于be in charge of 负责 An experienced worked is in charge of the project. 一位有经验的工人负责这项工程。be interested in 对感兴趣be keen on 非常爱好 My sister is keen on playing table tennis. 我的妹妹爱好打乒乓球。be known as 作为；叫做；被认为be likely to 很可能 Take a coat along; its likely to be cold down there. 带件上装去，那边可能很冷。be on duty 值班；值日be of great importance 很重要be ready to do 准备好做 He is always ready to help others. 他一贯乐于助人。be responsible for 归因于，应对负责 The pilot of the plane is responsible far the passengers safety. 飞机驾驶员应对旅客的安全负责。be shocked at 对感到震惊 He was very much shocked at the sight. 看到这种情景他感到非常震惊。be short of 缺乏；不足be suspected of 有嫌疑 He was suspected of a theft. 他被怀疑有偷窃嫌疑。before long 不久believe in 信任belong to 属于；拥有 Who belongs to this toothbrush? 这支牙刷是谁的？better off 情况较好blow up 爆炸；炸毁break into 闯入；突然bring about 带来，造成；引起bring up 养育 If you want to be proud of your children when they are grown, you must bring them up carefully. 假如你想你的孩子成人后出人头地，你必须用心教养。build up 建立；振兴bump into 碰撞burst into (tears) The child burst into tears when he saw the woman. 那孩子看到这位妇人时突然哭起来。but for 倘没有；要不是by chance 偶然地by means of 利用；以手段 He succeeded by means of perseverance. 他依靠坚持而获得成功。by mistake 错误地by the time 到时by the way 顺便提一下Ccall at (a place) 拜访；访问（某地）call on (sb.) 拜访；访问（某人） Mrs. Hans was not at home when I called on her. 我们拜访Hans太太时，他不在家。cant help doing 忍不住；不禁care about 介意；关心care for / of 喜欢；照看；关心 You look as if you had all the cares of the world on your shoulders. 看来你好象把世界上所有事情都放在你肩上。carry out 执行；贯彻；落实 Heres your assignment. Now carry it out. 这是交给你的一份工作，现在把它完成吧。catch up with 赶上 If I dont catch up with you, wait for me on the corner. 如果我追不上你，请在拐角上等我。chance to do 碰巧 I chanced to see your father in the street. 我碰巧在街上看到你父亲。clean up 收拾整洁；整顿close down 关闭come across （偶然）发现；遇到 I came across some old letters. 我无意中发现了几封旧信。come into contact with 和接触 During that time, we came into contact with many new dieas. 那期间，我们接触到许多新思想。come into the world 问世；出生come true 实现了；成为现实compare to 把比作 The teacher compared the poet to a bird. 老师以诗比鸟。compare with 与相比较 He compared my paper with hers. 他拿我的作业与她的相比较。complain about 抱怨；对发牢骚consist of 由组成convince sb. of sth. 使（某人）相信 This convinced me of his honesty. 这使我相信他确实是诚实的。count on 指望；依靠cry for help 呼救cut down 缩小；削减cut in half 切成一半cut into 突然进入；插入Ddeal with 对待；处理 I will have to deal with that problem. 我必须应付那个问题。depend on 依靠；取决于 All living things depend on the sun for their growth. 万物生长靠太阳。derive from 起源于；来自 This word is derived from Latin. 这个词源出拉丁语。devote oneself to 献身于；专心于 Mr. Smith devotes himself to his wife. 史密斯先生听任太太的指使。die from 因而死 His mother died from illness.devideinto 把分成do ones best to do 尽最大努力do well in 在某一方面做得好do with 处置；安排down with 打倒draw into 鼓励；吸引dream of 梦到；梦见 I had always dreamed of a trip to this country. 我曾梦到这国旅行。drive sth./sb. away from 从赶出drop in 偶然进入；顺便来Eenjoy oneself 玩得好ever since 从那时起except for 除了 His composition is good except for some spelling shortcomings here and there. 他的作文很好，只有几处拼法错误。Fface to face 面对面地fade out 逐渐消失fall asleep 入睡；睡着fall in love with 爱上了fall victim to 成为牺牲品follow sbs advice 接受某人的劝告far and wide 到处；广泛far from 远离；完全不feel at home 感到自在feel like 想要 Do you feel like taking a walk? 你想去散步吗？fill out 使丰满（巨大）find ones way to 走到first of all 首先fitwith 给装备；配备fix on 集中注意力 Thousands of eyes are fixed on the Tian An Men rostrum. 千万双眼睛仰望着天安门城楼。force sb. to do 迫使某人做for a while 长久；许久for nothing 白白地；徒劳for sure 肯定地；毫无疑问地frighten sb. into doing 威胁某人做某事from bad to worse 每况愈下；越来越糟from hand to mouth 仅够糊口地from time to time 不时；有时Gget along / on with 在方面有进步 How are you getting along with your English lessons? 你的英语进展如何？get angry with 对发怒；生气get down to 定下心来做一件事get hold of 得到；抓住get in ones way 挡住某人的路get in touch with 与取得联系get into trouble 陷入纠纷get out 逃脱；摆脱 I have a date for tonight, but Ill try to get out of it. 我今晚有个约会，但我设法不去。get rid of 摆脱 This shows you that it is difficult to get rid of the habit. 这向你表明，除去这个习惯是困难的。get sth ready for 为把某事做好get fired of 对感到厌倦get to 到达get up 起床；起来give off 发出；放出give up 放弃；停止（做某事） I have given smoking up on my doctors orders.go back to 追朔到go beyond 超出go down 延续go in for 从事；进行；爱好go into debt 负债；欠帐go into effect 生效；开始执行go on doing 继续做；接着做go out of ones way to do 故意去做；不怕麻烦地go to work 上班go out of ones head 神志不清Hhand in 交上来happen to do 碰巧；偶然 If you happen to go to Beijing, you must bring us those English books. 如果你有机会上北京，一定给我们带来那些英语书。have a good time 玩得开心点；过得好have an effect on 对产生影响have an influence on 对有影响 His suggestion has a great influence on us. 他的建议对我们有重大影响。have an advantage over 比有优点have ones way 谈自己的看法have sth. / nothing to do with 和有（无）关系head over heels 深深地，完全地hear about 听说详情head for 驶往；动身去 Im going to rain. Wed better head for shelter. 天快下雨了，我们最好去找个避雨的。hear from 收到来信；得到消息hear of 听说 Have you ever heard of Shakespeare? 你有听说过莎士比亚吗？help sb. with 帮某人做 Mrs. Greens husband helps her with the dishes. 格林太太的丈夫帮她洗盘子。hit on a good idea 想出了一个好主意hold up 高举，举起hunt for 猎取；寻找Iin addition 另外；此外 In addition to swimming, he likes tennis. 除游泳外，他还喜欢打网球。in advance 预先；在前面 We should make arrangements in advance of the meeting. 我们应该在开会前先安排一下。in case 万一in case of 在情况下 Professor Middendorf is in charge of all freshmen. 梅顿道夫教授负责管理一年级学生。in consequence 结果是；因此in fact 实际上in force 有效的；在有效期中in honor of 为向表示敬意in large amount 大量in memory of 纪念in nature 性质上；实际上in no time 立刻；马上in ones opinion 依看法（意见）in other words 换句话说；也就是说in particular 尤其；特别in person 亲自 You may ask him in person. 你可以亲自问他。in relation to 关于；涉及；与有关 I have a lot of say in relation to that affair. 关于那件事，我有好多话要说。in spite of 尽管；不顾 Mr. Adams left in spite of the fact that I asked him not to. 艾德姆斯先生不顾我的挽留而走了。in store 准备着；贮着in the course of 在期间in the end 最后；终于in the face of 面临；在前面；面对in the form of 以形式in the long run 从长远观点看in trouble 处于不幸（困难，苦恼）中in time 及时in turn 轮流；依次in vain 徒劳；白等insist on 坚持 The old woman insisted on remaining in her home. 老妇人坚持继续留在家里。instead of 代替；而不 They went there on foot instead of by bus. 他们没乘公共汽车而是步行到那里去的。Kkeep an eye on 密切注视；监视keep apart 隔离keep down 控制；缩减keep from 使不 Its too bad that the train kept you from going to the party. 太糟了，火车误点使你无法赴宴了。keep in mind 记住keep in touch with 与保持联系 Since then we have kept in touch with each other for quite a long time. 自那时以来，我们保持互相联系已有相当长的时间了。keep on doing 继续做某事 Why does that boy keep on singing after eleven oclock? 为何那男孩在十一点钟后仍继续唱歌呢？keep ones word 履行诺言；说话算数key to 的关键；的答案kill off 杀死；杀掉Llater on 后来；以后laugh at 嘲笑；因而发笑 You mustnt laugh at unfortunate people; its impolite. 你不可嘲笑不幸的人，那是不礼貌的。lay stress on 突出；强调 There is nothing for it but to lay stress on its importance. 这件事只能强调其重要性。lead to 导致 That kind of talk leads to an argument. 那样讲话可导致吵架。learn by heart 记住；背熟less than 少于lie in 在于 The trouble lies in the battery. 故障的原因在于蓄电池。listen to 听live on 靠生活 I cant live on my present salary. 我现在的薪水维持不了我的生活。long before 很久以前look at 看；注意look for 寻找 Please help me look for my book; Ive lost it. 请帮我找找我的书；我把它弄丢了。look forward to doing sth. 渴望；盼望look into 调查研究look up 查阅look upon 看待lose ones mind 发疯lots of 许多 We shall build lots of plants three years from now. 今后三年我们将盖许多工厂。Mmake a fire 生火make a fool of sb. 愚弄某人；使某人上当 The girl doesnt love you; shes making a fool of you. 那位小姐并不爱你，她只是在玩弄你。make a living 谋生make every effort to do 尽一切努力做 We must make every effort to fulfill the plan. 我们必须尽一切努力完成计划。make full use of 充分利用 He doesnt know how to make full use of this waste gas.他不知如何利用这种废气。make mistakes 犯错误make ones efforts 尽（某人）力量make ones way to 走向；前往make oneself at home 不拘束；像在家一样make progress in 在进步（很大）make sure of 查明；弄确实；肯定make up for 为补偿They have made up for the loss.他们补充了损失。make the best use of 最充分的利用We should make the best use of everything.我们应该使物尽其用。make up ones mind to do 决心做Once Mary makes her mind up about something, nothing can change it.只要玛丽决定做什么事，没有任何事能改变它。make way for 前进；让路meet with （无意中）碰见；遇见Nname after 以命名I was named after my father.我用我父亲的名字命名。never mind 没关系；不介意next to 紧靠；紧挨着no less than 不少于；（和）一样no longer 不再no more 不再I saw her no more.我不再见到她了。no more than 只不过He wrote no more than three novels.他只不过才写了三部小说而已。not long before 此后不久not only but also不仅而且He is not only brave but also wise.他不但勇敢而且聪明。now and then 不时的；时而I see my uncle now and then.我不时地去探望叔叔。Oof all time 空前的of course 当然；自然on account of 因为；由于He couldnt come on account of his illness.on a large scale 大规模地on business 因公出差He went to Italy on business.他因公赴意大利on foot 步行on duty 在岗位上You must not smoke while on duty.当班时不要抽烟。on the contrary 反之；相反I thought he was the criminal, on the contrary, he was a policeman.我以为他是罪犯，然而反倒是警察。on the one handon the other hand 一方面另一方面on the way 在路途中She did her shopping on the way. 她在途中买了东西。on time 准时one by one 一个一个地They came in one by one.open up 解开；切开operate on 给动手术The doctor operated on Miss Alton for appendicitis.医生为Alton小姐的盲肠炎开刀（动手术）。out of breath 上气不接下气地out of condition 健康不佳owe sth. to sb. 归功于； I owe what I am to my parents.我之有今日，应归公于父母。owing to 由于；归咎于The fire was owing to their carelessness.那场火灾是由于他们的疏忽。Ppass away 终止；死亡The king passed away last night.pay attention to 注意You should pay attention to your work.你需要多注意你的工作。pay off 还清persist in 坚持Why do you persist in misspelling that word?你为何始终把那个字拼错呢？pick up 拾起pick sb. up 让某人搭车Ill pike ou up at 8 oclock.我八点来接你。play apart / role in 在方面起作用；在中扮演角色play with fire 玩火prevent against / from 阻止；预防His injury does not prevent him from enjoying life.他的伤残阻止不了他对人生的乐趣。provide sb. with sth.The hostess provided up with blankets.主人向我们提供毯子。put on 穿上put out 扑灭；出版；生产Put your cigarette out before you put the light out.在熄灯前要将烟弄灭。Qquarrel with sb. 与某人争吵Rrefer to 参看；涉及You should refer to your dictionary when you are not sure about a word.你对某字没有把握时，应当查一查字典。regardless of 不顾Albert is regardless of other peoples feelings.Albert 不顾及别人的感觉。result in 导致His carelessness resulted in an accident.他的大意造成了车祸。right now 现在；就是现在run away 逃跑run out of 用光I cant make a cake; Ive run out of sugar.Ssearch for 找寻The police are making a search for the missing woman.警察正在寻找失踪的妇人。see to it 要注意使；保证使Please see to it that the door is locked.请注意将门锁上。send for 派人去叫；谴人去拿Youd better send for a doctor when you are sick.你生病时最好请医生来。send off 送别；寄出I have just been to the station to send him off.我刚去车站为他送行。set about ones work 着手工作set free 释放set off 出发set up 建立；创办settle down 开始认真；致力于 You had better settle down and start studying. 你最好定下心开始读书。settle in 迁入；定居show off 显示；表现 Mr. Abelson shows his knowledge off whenever he can. Abelson先生只要可能的话就会夸示自己的学问。sit up 端坐so far 迄今为止spend money / time doing sth 把花费在做stand for 代表s